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House. how old were you? >> 18. my grandma kicked me out because i called her a bitch. >> like her and thousands like her, their path to prostitution began with desperation. >> i was stuck walking the street doing this life because i had no other -- i was trapped out there, basically. >> down the hall, officers interview heathers counterpart, an ex-felon known as miko. >> lets talk about today. >> okay. >> miko denies the pimp label and claims to be nothing more than heathers driver and bodyguar...

Anything tonight? >> no. >> we want to make sure youre safe. this is your choice, heather. if you want out now, well make phone calls and nobody will know where you are. >> if you want to make the choice later, thats okay. >> im think about it. thank you, guys. >> unfortunately, the task force can see heather is either too scared or paralyzed to make a change tonight. >> well go this way. >> before heading out the door and back to miko, heather agrees to sit down for an interview. >> so when we ...

Amidst the sex toys, junk food and filth, a search of the squalid hotel room reveals a trove of letters and childlike drawings. heather confirms she is the author of the stories which describe a daily life of torture, agony and sorrow. among the confessions there are angry rants against the police and love letters to miko, begging him never to leave. >> is he your pimp or your boyfriend? >> hes my boyfriend, not my pimp. >> but in your letters you call him daddy. >> because hes like a father to ...

>> miko denies the pimp label and claims to be nothing more than heathers driver and bodyguard. >> technically, i feel im doing a good thing by protecting someone. >> and how much do you make doing this? >> on average, i can get -- like on a $200 call i can get 50 bucks for driving a $200 call. on an in-call, it varies on what they want to give me. >> what does heather make? >> whatever she wants. 75% usually and she gives me 25%. >> while miko tries to paint a rosy picture of his arrangement wi...

Back at the command post, the young woman known to police as lil barbie must decide whether or not to cooperate. >> were going to sit down and talk, okay? >> all right. >> dont worry. im not a bad guy. all right? >> investigators determine barbies real identity. despite her initial claim, she is not underage. she is 19-year-old heather jiardan. >> you got kicked out of the house. how old were you? >> 18. my grandma kicked me out because i called her a bitch. >> like her and thousands like her, t...

Trove of letters and childlike drawings. heather confirms she is the author of the stories which describe a daily life of torture, agony and sorrow. among the confessions there are angry rants against the police and love letters to miko, begging him never to leave. >> is he your pimp or your boyfriend? >> hes my boyfriend, not my pimp. >> but in your letters you call him daddy. >> because hes like a father to me. he takes care of me. >> how long you have been in the life? >> about a year and a h...

The young woman known to police as lil barbie must decide whether or not to cooperate. >> were going to sit down and talk, okay? >> all right. >> dont worry. im not a bad guy. all right? >> investigators determine barbies real identity. despite her initial claim, she is not underage. she is 19-year-old heather jiardan. >> you got kicked out of the house. how old were you? >> 18. my grandma kicked me out because i called her a bitch. >> like her and thousands like her, their path to prostitution ...

If you want out now, well make phone calls and nobody will know where you are. >> im safe right now. >> if you want to make the choice later, thats okay. >> all right. thank you, guys. >> unfortunately, the task force can see heather is either too scared or paralyzed to make a change tonight. >> well go this way. >> before heading out the door and back to miko, heather agrees to sit down for an interview. >> so when we first entered the room, you were screaming. >> yeah. i was screaming. >> so y...

On a $200 call i can get 50 bucks for driving a $200 call. on an in-call, it varies on what they want to give me. >> what does heather make? >> whatever she wants. 75% usually and she gives me 25%. >> while miko tries to paint a rosy picture of his arrangement with heather, the 19-year-old gives police the real deal. >> how much do you get to keep? >> its a family concept. just give it all to him. >> he keeps everything? >> i never see any money. ever. like if i ask for some, hell give me like $...

Im not a bad guy. all right? >> investigators determine barbies real identity. despite her initial claim, she is not underage. she is 19-year-old heather jiardan. >> you got kicked out of the house. how old were you? >> 18. my grandma kicked me out because i called her a bitch. >> like her and thousands like her, their path to prostitution began with desperation. >> i was stuck walking the street doing this life because i had no other -- i was trapped out there, basically. >> down the hall, offi...